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Pacifism

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Pacifism

Jesus told his followers to 'turn the other cheek' and 'love your enemies'. The early Church was pacifist, believing that Jesus had taught a different way of solving problems. This changed when the Roman Empire became Christian, but many Christians and non-Christians remain commited to Pacifism.

In the modern world, where we see the damage done by weapons in war, more and more people are supporting anti-war positions. Over a million people marched against Iraq, although this was a specific conflict and many of these protestors would support some military intervention (e.g. in Darfur).

Now that we have weapons that could kill everyone on the planet several times over, there is a strong belief that it is wrong to use weapons to solve problems.

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